How do I change my win7 admin password using C#?

Question

I want to write a VS 2010 C# app that can set my admin password. My user account is Ralph and I am an Admin but I don't have a password set so I can boot up and get right to the desktop. However, that being said, I'd like to be able set a password for my account using C#.

Thanks for any help...

Javeed M Shaikh · Answer

can you try this. using System; using System.DirectoryServices; string userPath = WinNT://yourMachineName/adminuser; using (DirectoryEntry userEntry = new DirectoryEntry(userPath)) { object[] password = new object[] {newPwd oldPwd}; object ret = userEntry.Invoke(ChangePassword password ); userEntry.CommitChanges(); }